The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-21
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WHEELING. W. VA. JULY 81. 1887.
A Severe Arrnignme emit.

Society resolutions were adopted which
severely arraign Democratic administra-
ton in West Virginia. These resolutions
60 to the world as the unanimous voice
OF a professional body OF high standing
composed Of men Of all shades Of political
opinion. It Is OF further interest to know
that each set Of resolutions was offered by
Democrat. Politics has, Of course, moth.
Ing 10 DO with the proceedings Of the
Medical Society, and the matter is mem
toned at all in this connection merely TO
show that the paaaage OF the resolutions
was in no sense due to desire to ipjure
the Democratic party. Here are tho res.
olutions relating to the State Board OF
Health aud offered by Dr.. L. D. Wilson,
Of this city: g3i
WHEREAS, The law establishing the
State Board Of Health In this State Is the
reault OF long and persistent efforts on the
part OF the medical profession Of the State,
WHEREAS, We regard 1t Of the utmost
importance that this Board should be 30
constituted as 10 command the respect and
support of the profession Whose efforts
created 1t, and whose interests and welfare
are 80 largely committed to its care, and
WHEREAS, We are assured that in the
recent appointment to the vacancy of the
Board in the First District, the letter and
spirit otthe law were violated, and that
the character Of the appointment In other
!, respects is not such IS the profession have
right to expect, in consideration OF tho
dignity and responsibilities Of the Office.
Resolved, That the action Of the Cover
nor in making this appointment merits
our unqualified disapprovai; and that We
most earnestly and respectfully call upon
him to assist un, by his official acts, to
maintain and uphold the law IN its spirit
and integrity.
Kesolred, That the Secretary be directed
to transmit copy of these resolutions to
the Governor. "a Il.
This, following the protest Of twenty
nine Wheeling physicians against the ap-
pointment OF Dr.. Garrison, puts in tenn
perato and digni6ed language the freely
expressed feeling Of the profession. Surely
not all these men are biased aga;ns. the
appointee, the appointing power and the
party which becomes responsible for the
wauton strain on the Board Of Health.
That the Governor will bs moved to any
action in the premises, is not much to be
expected. Probably the physicians have
not told him anything he did not know
before. The public mind will be i'm.
pressed, however, and the physicians Of
West Virginia will be given credit for a
desire 10 save the State Board Of Health
from being dragged down to serve the
purposes OF politicians. The resolution
offered by DR.. T. A. Harris, Of Parkera.
burg, is not less interesting and important:
Ltssolred: That the Medical Society Of
the State Of West Virginia respectfully
recommend to the Board Of Regents OF
our public institution, that in selecting
medical officers they should choose those
men whose character, habita and acquire.
meuts are such as to give assurance Of q
faithful and efficient discharge Of public
duty. We would urgently recommend
that appointments should be made with
special reference to fitness for the duties
s to bB performed, and that such salaries
should BIO paid as will aecure the services
Of thoroughly competent men.
This was well understood to refer to the
Hospital for tho Insane, and was intended
to be o protest against the reappointment
Of DR.. Bland as superintendent Of that
mismanaged institution. The Medical So
ciety did itself credit by passing this reso.
luton Of condemnation and exhortstion,
but there is little reason to hope that the
Society will be listened to any more than
the Legislature and the people have been.
Governor Wilson has formed the Board
OF Directors with view to aecuro the re-
tention OF Dr.. Bland, and the Governor
is 80 careful and crafty politician that he
is no. likely to have missed his guess in
the men he has selected. &. ( &, 4
The 1NrELlIaENcERi is particularly pleas
ed with this expression from the State
Medical Society, for it pu!a the stamp Of
the proleEsion's approval upon the radi.
cal reform suggested by tho INrELLia EScsR
four years ago as necessary to redeem the
Ineane Hospital from its degradation. Z.
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